Consort: | yes |
Full Name: | Hussam bin Saud bin Abdulaziz |
Succession: | Governor of Al Bahah Province |
Reign: | 22 April 2017 – present |
Predecessor: | Mishari bin Saud |
House: | Al Saud |
Father: | King Saud |
Mother: | Noura bint Abdullah Al Damer |
Birth Date: | 23 May 1960 |
Birth Place: | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
Spouse: | Sarah bint Musaed bin Abdulaziz |
Issue: | 5 (incl. Saud) |
Hussam bin Saud Al Saud (Arabic: حسام بن سعود آل سعود Ḥussam ibn Su'ūd Āl Su'ūd; born 23 May 1960) is a Saudi Arabian politician and businessman who is the governor of Al Bahah Province. He is the son of King Saud, who ruled from 1953 to 1964.[1]
Prince Hussam was born on 23 May 1960.[2] [3] He is the fifty-second son of King Saud, and his mother is Noura bint Abdullah Al Damer.[3]
Prince Hussam has a degree in economics from King Saud University and master's degree in economics from London School of Economics. He also holds a PhD in economic theories of unemployment and its impact on government policies from Birkbeck College of University of London which he received in 1989.[2]
Prince Hussam is a businessman and has many business activities like Arabian Plastic Compound; NAHL Water Factory in Egypt and Lebanon. He is also the chairman of Saudi-Kuwait Holding, set up to provide investment in both countries. He is the former chairman of Zain Saudi Arabia.[4] [5]
In April 2017 he was named governor of Al Baha province.[6]
Prince Hussam is married to Princess Sara bint Musaed bin Abdulaziz, and they have five children. In 2010, one of his sons, Prince Saud bin Hussam, married a daughter of Prince Khalid bin Musaed bin Abdul Rahman in Riyadh.[7] [8]